audiphone

American  

[aw-duh-fohn] / ˈɔ dəˌfoʊn /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. a kind of diaphragm held against the upper teeth to assist hearing by transmitting sound vibrations to the auditory nerve.

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audiphone British  

/ ˈɔːdɪˌfəʊn /

noun

1. a type of hearing aid consisting of a diaphragm that, when placed against the upper teeth, conveys sound vibrations to the inner ear

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Etymology

Origin of audiphone

1875–80, audi(o)- + -phone, modeled on telephone

Example Sentences

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audiphone

A radio audiphone transmitter and receiver, with its attendant eavesdropping cut-offs.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 by Various

He pushed his audiphone and mirror-grid to one side.

From Wandl the Invader by Ray Cummings

I gathered up my little audiphone, thrust it under my dark flowing cloak.

From Wandl the Invader by Ray Cummings

And then the audiphone on the desk buzzed.

From Wandl the Invader by Ray Cummings

And then an interior audiphone blared a calling for Grantline.

From Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings